> Honestly, this isn't an auction site. It would be more polite to simply
> say "I'm looking for $X" and state that you'll accept the first response
> that is either in your reasonable shipping area, or willing to meet your
> shipping needs. Too often people just seeking bids, or even just testing the
> waters, create more argument on lists like these. This list isn't for
> hardware sales, so they should be handled without a "I'm waiting around for
> bids" especially since you're neither citing a range or a time frame, so you
> can all too easily just say "nobody met my need" and keep feeding the list
> with more requests until someone offers your price.
>
> In fact I would suggest if sales are going to happen on this list, they
> should always include a set price, and be done quickly and cleanly.
>
Received on 2008-04-14